Liverpool Intensify Bid for Diomande After Rejected Offer
Liverpool have made their move. And they don’t intend to wait around this time.
The Premier League club have seen an opening offer for RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande rejected, but the message from Anfield is clear: they are not walking away. Not yet.
Liverpool go hard for Diomande
With Mohamed Salah gone after playing his final game for the club at the end of last season, and Cody Gakpo struggling to convince, Liverpool’s need for a new, top-level wide forward is pressing rather than theoretical.
Victor Munoz has already arrived from Osasuna, a smart addition for the future, but nobody inside the club is pretending that solves the Salah-sized hole on the right. Diomande is the one they want.
Liverpool tested Leipzig’s resolve last week with a bid worth €100m. Reports initially framed it as €90m plus €10m in add-ons. Ben Jacobs has since revealed the true structure: €80m guaranteed, with a further €20m in bonuses.
Leipzig’s answer was swift. No.
Leipzig dig in, Liverpool double down
On his YouTube channel, Fabrizio Romano outlined the current state of play. Leipzig, he said, are adamant they want to keep Diomande. The German club see a different route: a new contract, a big pay rise, Champions League football this season, and then a decision next summer when his value and options could be even higher.
Liverpool, though, are not treating that rejection as the end of the story.
“Liverpool had a bid rejected of €100m, but Liverpool will bid again, there is no doubt,” Romano explained. The club are “pushing on the player side,” working hard on a financial package that would secure Diomande’s commitment if Leipzig eventually open the door.
The strategy is clear: win the player first, then try to bend the club.
Liverpool are preparing to go beyond the initial €100m proposal. A “big proposal” is coming, Romano said, as they try to change Leipzig’s stance and drag the deal into a more negotiable space.
No repeat of the Isak saga
This is not Alexander Isak all over again.
Twelve months ago, Liverpool spent the summer waiting on the Newcastle striker. That situation dragged because of knock-on effects at St James’ Park: incoming transfers, timing, and the reality that Isak was already a proven Premier League goalscorer at his peak age. The club decided he was worth the wait.
This time, the mood is different. There is urgency, and there is a deadline – even if it’s an internal one.
Jacobs reports that Liverpool do not plan for the Diomande pursuit to drift into August. The first €80m+€20m offer was “pretty swiftly” rejected, and the club are now weighing a simple question: will Leipzig actually engage in meaningful talks, or are they simply closing the door for this summer?
If Leipzig refuse to come to the table, Liverpool will not sit outside it all window.
Alternatives on the radar
The club’s recruitment team have already lined up alternatives. Said El Mala, Yankuba Minteh and Matias Fernandez-Pardo are all under consideration, while Bradley Barcola is also admired.
Paris Saint-Germain could yet enter the race for Diomande as well, adding another heavyweight to the mix. For now, Liverpool retain optimism that the player himself is keen on the move. That matters. But it won’t be enough on its own if Leipzig stay entrenched.
So the next few weeks are shaping into a straight test of resolve.
Leipzig believe the smart play is to keep their winger, pay him, and let him shine in the Champions League before revisiting the market. Liverpool believe the smart play is to strike now, pay big, and rebuild their forward line around a new wide star.
One side will have to blink. Liverpool’s stance is simple: if Leipzig don’t, they’ll walk away – but not before making it very clear just how much they were willing to put on the table for Yan Diomande.
